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Articles by Ignacio Palacios-Huerta
Away goals rule removal’s impact on extra time in UEFA competition
Until this season, the away goals rule in European football had been in place since 1965 to determine the winner of a two-legged knockout tie in cases where the two teams had scored the same number of goals over the course of two matches. In such cases, the winner of the tie was the team that had scored the higher number of goals away from home. If they had scored the same number of goals at home and away, an extra time of 30 minutes was played, followed by penalty kicks if no goals were scored.
ABBA penalty shootout trials yield a more fair, balanced format
The three penalty shootouts in the 2020 MLS playoffs thus far have been full of controversy, drama and excitement. First, Orlando City goalkeeper Pedro Gallese was sent off in the middle of the club's eventual shootout win over New York City, with Orlando City defender Rodrigo Schlegel forced to step in and saving a penalty to become the unlikely hero.
Favoritism Under Social Pressure
This paper is concerned with the effect of nonmonetary incentives on behavior, in particular with the study of social pressure as a determinant of corruption. We offer empirical evidence that shows how professional soccer referees favor home teams in order to satisfy the crowds in the stadium. Referees have discretion over the addition of extra time at the end of a soccer game to compensate for lost time due to unusual stoppages.
More penalty shoot-outs needed to make future World Cups fairer
Bad news for England: only extra penalty shoot-outs plus a new points system will discourage collusion in future football World Cups Humans | Comment 21 June 2018 Australia equalises against Denmark in their 2018 World Cup group stage match Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images By Ignacio Palacios-Huerta We might well be in the last football World Cup to feature the four-teams-per-group format in its opening stage. Unfortunately, what will replace it could make the contest less fair.
How psychological effects impact cognitive performance in competitive environments
Understanding cognition is important. Several studies establish that cognitive ability is a strong predictor of occupational attainment, wages, and a range of social behaviours in adults. It is also important for predicting the schooling performance of children, adolescents and university students.
Economics is becoming an elite subject for elite UK universities
UK universities have had to become much more responsive to changes in the pattern of demand and compete with one another for different revenue streams. James Johnston and Alan Reeves ask how this has played out in relation to the undergraduate economics degree, finding that new universities have retreated from offering economics programmes even as student numbers rose substantially.
Unbundling is Over-rated: On the value of contributing to an edited book
Terry Clague sheds reasonable doubt on the assertion that contributing to edited book chapters is a waste of time. The sole aim of publication isn’t necessarily to maximise citations. If citations are the only measure of academic value then there’s a danger that academic research becomes the X-Factor. Furthermore, edited collections can also aid discovery of new material where new voices and approaches can be heard.
Academic freedom under threat as US Congress targets climate change scholars.
A few weeks ago allegations surfaced over undisclosed ties between Dr Willie Soon, of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and corporate interests from the energy industry. Dr Soon is now under investigation, and a Democratic member of Congress has used it as an opportunity to suggest climate change academics who have been invited by Republicans to give evidence at Congressional hearings may also have hidden links to the fossil fuel industry.
Buzzfeed: A new home for research?
Jeff Knezovich shares his experience using the online news portal Buzzfeed to share the latest research findings. For topics not usually at the front-and-centre, Buzzfeed provides a quick and easy way to bring people up to speed. Buzzfeed’s ‘splainer (short for ‘explainer’) format was very well received, with the post accessed ten times more than the PDF and research website formats.
High-impact journals: where newsworthiness trumps methodology
Criticism continues to mount against high impact factor journals with a new study suggesting a preference for publishing front-page, “sexy” science has been at the expense of methodological rigour. Dorothy Bishop confirms these findings in her assessment of a recent paper published on dyslexia and fears that if the primary goal of some journals is media coverage, science will suffer. More attention should be placed on whether a study has adopted an appropriate methodology.
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